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FACIAL TISSUE WITH REDUCED MOISTURE PENETRATION
Background of the Invention
Although facial tissues have a large number of uses, nose care (wiping and
blowing) is the primary use (about 70-80% of all usage occasions). To this
end, softness
has always been a significant tissue property in order to prevent irritation
of the skin.
Accordingly, the tissue industry has continually sought to increase softness.
However, a
property of soft tissues that has not been addressed in commercially available
tissues is
wet-through during nose care. Wet-through is not only undesirable from an
aesthetic and
cleanliness standpoint, it is also known that some viruses, such as cold
viruses, can be
spread when nasal discharge contacts the user's hands.
In order to combat wet-through, some consumers use multiple tissues to
increase
the effective absorbent capacity to capture as much of the mucus as possible.
However,
this is not always practical or effective.
Hence, there is a need for a soft tissue, particularly facial tissue, that
prevents or
substantially inhibits nasal discharge wet-through during nose blowing.
Summary of the Invention
It has now been discovered that facial tissues can be made to substantially
eliminate moisture penetration without deleteriously affecting the softness or
increasing
the stiffness of the tissue by adding one or more sizing agents to the
papermaking fibers
prior to forming the tissue or topically to the surface of the formed sheet .
Hence, in one aspect, the invention resides in a facial tissue comprising
cellulosic
papermaking fibers to which a sizing agent has been added, said tissue having
an
Absorbency Rate (hereinafter defined) of about 10 seconds or greater and an MD
Modulus (hereinafter defined) of about 30 kilograms or less. The Absorbency
Rate is a
measure of the water penetration resistance imparted to the tissue, while the
MD Modulus
is a measure of the softness or stiffness of the tissue. The tissues of this
invention are
remarkably water repellent, yet still soft.
In another aspect, the invention resides in a method of making a tissue
comprising: a) forming a first aqueous suspension comprising papermaking
fibers and a
sizing agent; b) forming a second aqueous suspension comprising papermaking
fibers; c)
separately feeding the first and second aqueous suspensions to a layered
headbox; d)
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depositing the first and second aqueous suspensions onto a forming fabric to
form a
-layered web, wherein the first suspension is deposited between the second
suspension
ancf the formina fabric; and e) drying the web to form a tissue sheet.
In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a
method of
making a soft tissue having an MD Modulus of 3 to 10 kilograms and a geometric
mean
strength of 500 to 900 kilograms, the method comprising: a) forming a first
aqueous
suspension comprising papermaking fibers and a sizing agent; b) forming a
second aqueous
suspension of papermaking fibers; c) separately feeding the first and second
aqueous
suspensions to a layered headbox; d) depositing the first and second aqueous
suspensions
onto a forming fabric to form a layered web wherein the first suspension is
deposited
between the second suspension and the forming fabric; and e) drying the web to
form a
tissue sheet.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, there is provided
a
method for making soft tissue having an MD Modulus of 3 to 10 kilograms and a
geometric
mean strength of 500 to 900 kilograms, the method comprising: a) forming a
first aqueous
suspension comprising papermaking fibers and a sizing agent; b) forming a
second aqueous
suspension comprising papermaking fibers and a sizing agent; c) forming a
third aqueous
suspension comprising papermaking fibers and a sizing agent; d) separately
feeding the
three aqueous suspensions to a layered headbox; e) depositing the three
aqueous
suspensions onto a forming fabric to form a layered web; and f) drying the web
to form a
tissue sheet.
As used herein, a"sizing aaent" is any chemical that imparts water repellency
to
cellulosic fibers. Suitable sizing agents are disclosed in a text entitled
"Papermaking and
Paper Board Making," second edition, Volume III, edited by R. G. MacDonald,
and J. N.
Franklin .
Sizing agents are commonly added to control the penetration of aqueous liquids
into paper or other fibrous structures. In many cases, a certain resistance is
required for
end use. When surface treatments are applied with conventional equipment often
sizing
is required in the base sheet to control pickup of the aqueous solution. Paper
grades
such as butcher's wrap, milk carton, linerboard, bleached and unbleached bag,
fine paper,
cylinder board, newsprint and corrugated medium are routinely sized.
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Intemal sizing agents, which are those applied to the fibers within the paper
structure, provide a reduced rate of penetration by retarding the rate of flow
through the
inter-fiber capillaries. When sizing is accomplished, the contact angle at the
fiber surface
is 90 degrees or greater. Intemal sizing agents function through the use of
low surface
energy, hydrophobic chemicals which when attached to the surface of cellulose
reduce
the surface energy of the fiber surface.
Particularly suitable sizing agents are acid or alkaline sizes such as acid
rosin, alkenyl ketene dimers, alkenyl succinic anhydride, alkyl ketone dimers
and alkenol
ketene dimers of the formula:
R, - CH=C -- CH -- Rz
I I
o - c=o
wherein R, and R2 are based on Cõ - Cõ , aliphatic carbon chains, which can be
the
same or different; and combinations thereof. Exemplary commercially available
sizing agents
of this type are HerconT"" 79 and PrecisTM 3000 from Hercules, Inc.,
Wilmington, Delaware.
The amount of the sizing agent added to the fibers can be from about 0.25 to
about 10
pounds per ton of fiber, more specifically from about 1 to about 6 pounds per
ton of fiber,
and still more specifically, from about 2 to about 4 pounds per ton of fiber.
As used herein, the "Absorbency Rate" is a measure of the water repellency
imparted to the tissue by the sizing agent. The Absorbency Rate is the time it
takes for a
product to be thoroughly saturated in distilled water. To measure the
Absorbency Rate,
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samples are prepared as 2%z inch squares composed of 20 finished product
sheets using
TM
=a die press (e.g. TMJ DGD from Testing Machines Incorporated Inc.,
Amityville, N. Y.
11701). The ply of a finished product dictates the number of individual
sheets: 1-ply: 20
individual sheets; 2-ply: 40 individual sheets; 3-ply: 60 individual sheets.
When testing
soft rolls (single ply of tissue coming off the tissue machine before plying
at the rewinder),
40 individual softroll sheets are used per sample (if the intended finished
product is 2-ply.)
TM
The samples are stapled in all four corners using Swingline S.F 4 inch
speedpoint
staples. Samples are tested in a constant temperature water bath at a depth of
at least 4
inches (maintained through out testing) containing distilled water at 30 +/-
10 Celsius. The
sample is held approximately one inch above the water surface (staple points
in the down
position) and then dropped flat on the water surface. A stopwatch (readable to
0.1
seconds) is started when the sample hits the water. When the sample is
completely
saturated the stop watch is stopped and the Absorbency Rate is recorded. A
minimum of
five samples are tested and the test results are averaged. All tests are
conducted in a
laboratory atmosphere of 23 +/- 1 Celsius and 50 +/- 2% RH. All samples are
stored
under these conditions for at least 4 hours before testing. (Sizing agents
distribute
themselves and react faster at higher temperatures.)
The tissues of this invention have an Absorbency Rate of about 10 seconds or
greater, more specifically about 100 seconds or greater, still more
specifically about 200
seconds or greater, still more specifically about 300 seconds or greater, and
still more
specifically from about 100 to about 400 seconds.
The "MD Modulus" is a measure of the softness of the tissue sheet and is the
slope of the least squares straight line between the 70 and 157 gram points
for the load
vs. the percent elongation of the sample. MD Modulus values are obtained using
TM
conventional tensile testing instruments e.g., Sintech/2 Computer integrated
testing
system. A single facial tissue is cut to a 3 inch width with a die cutter. The
test sample
length should exceed the gage length (distance between the jaws of the tensile
tester) by
at least two inches. The test sample should not have any tears or creases and
should
have clean cut and parallel edges. The tensile tester jaws are opened and the
test
specimen is placed between the jaws; straight and centered. The jaws are
closed on the
specimen and the testing protocol is initiated. The specimen is pulled at 1/3
normal test
speed (ten inches per minute). When the test load reaches 0.5% of the full
scale load, the
elongation is measured to correct for any slack in the test specimen. At that
point the
crosshead changes speed and continues at the normal test speed. Data is
collected until
the peak load is reached and the load drops to 65% of the peak load. A
suitable tensile
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tester can be obtained from Sintech Inc., P. O. Box 14226, Research Triangle
Park NC
27709-4226.
The tissues of this invention can have an MD Modulus of about 30 kilograms or
less, more specifically about 20 kilograms or less, still more specifically
about 10
kilograms or less, and still more specifically about 5 kilograms or less, and
still more
specifically from about 3 to about 10 kilograms.
A further characteristic of the tissues of this invention, as well as typical
facial
tissues, is a high degree of "Porosity" which is not greatly reduced, if at
all, by the sizing
agent, which treats the individual fibers but does not clog the pore
structure. The Porosity
is determined by a test that measures the air permeability of fabrics in terms
of cubic feet
of air per square foot of sheet using a Textest FX3300 air permeability tester
manufactured by Textest Ltd., Zurich, Switzerland. All tests are conducted in
a laboratory
with a temperature of 23 +/- 2 C and 50 +/- 5% RH. Specifically, a single
sheet of facial
tissue is clamped over the 2.75-inch diameter fabric test opening. Placing
folds or crimps
above the fabric test opening is to be avoided if at all possible. The unit is
turned on, the
Powerstat is slowly tumed clockwise until the inclined manometer oil column
reaches 0.5.
Once the inclined manometer oil level has steadied at 0.5, the level of oil in
the vertical
manometer is recorded. The vertical manometer reading is converted to a flow
rate in
units of cubic feet of air per minute per square foot of sample.
The 2-ply tissues of this invention can have a Porosity of about 50 cubic feet
per
minute or greater, more specifically about 70 cubic feet per minute or
greater, and still
more specifically from about 60 to about 90 cubic feet per minute.
The "cali r" (thickness) of facial tissues is tested with an EMVECO Model 200-
AM
instrument. This instrument has a motor driven dead weight, LCD (digital)
micrometer.
The instrument measures thickness by lowering a pressure foot at approximately
0.8
mm/s onto the tissue sheet which lays on an anvil. The anvil has the same
surface area
as the pressure foot. The anvil is also parallel to the pressure foot. Tests
are conducted
at a temperature of 23 +/-1 C and 50 +/- 2% RH. The instrument should be
started and
zeroed according the manufacturer's instructions. The tissue is then placed on
the anvil
so that the pressure foot is at least'/. inch away from the edges and/or crimp
marks of the
specimen. The pressure foot will lower down onto the tissue and a caliper
reading will
appear on the instrument. Two readings should be taken per specimen from
diagonal
comers, within six inches of each other in the CD direction. The average of
the two
readings is recorded.
Sheet "bulk" is calculated by dividing the caliper (mm) by the basis weight
(g/mZ) of
the sheet.
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"Densitv" is the inverse of the bulk. The density of the tissues of this
invention
can be about .25 gram per cubic centimeter or less, more specifically about .2
gram per
cubic centimeter or less, and still more specifically from about .2 to about.1
gram per
cubic centimeter.
The basis weight of the tissues of this invention can be from about 5 to about
70
grams per square meter, more specifically from about 10 to about 40 grams per
square
meter, and still more specifically from about 20 to about 30 grams per square
meter.
The tissues of this invention can also be characterized by a geometric mean
tensile strength of from about 500 to about 900 kilograms, more specifically
from about
600 to about 800 kilograms. Geometric mean tensile strength is the square root
of the
MD tensile peak load times the CD tensile peak load.
Brief DescriQtion of the Drawing
Figure 1 is a schematic flow diagram of a wet-end stock system useful for
purposes of this invention.
Figure 2 is a schematic flow diagram of a tissue making process in accordance
with this invention.
Detailed Description of the Drawings
Figure 1 illustrates a wet-end stock system which could be used in the
manufacture of sized tissue. Shown is a split stock system with 3 chests
10,11,12 for the
storage of an aqueous suspension of papermaking fibers. From these chests, the
fiber-
water suspensions enter 3 separate stuffboxes 42,43,44 used to maintain a
constant
pressure head. A split stock system has the advantage of being able to
selectively apply
chemicals to certain fibers and to layer these fibers during the forming
process.
Alternatively, a single stream stock system can be used with 1 chest, 1
stuffbox, and 1 fan
pump.
A portion of the outlet stream 16 of stuffbox 42 can be drawn off as a
separate
stream 22 and sent to a fan pump 39 while the remaining portion 19 can be
recirculated
back to the top of the stuff box. Alternatively, the entire outlet of the
stuffbox can be sent
to the fan pump 39. Sizing agents can be added at any point between chest 10
and the
headbox 62 shown in figure 2, addition points 13 and 29 for example. The
optimal sizing
agent addition point is specific to the type of sizing agent used.
Alternatively, no sizing
agent can be added to these fibers.
A portion of the outlet stream 17 of stuffbox 43 can be drawn off as a
separate
stream 23 while the remaining portion 20 can be recirculated to the top of the
stuffbox.
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Altematively, the entire outlet of the stuffbox can be drawn off as stream 23.
Stream 23 is
subsequently split into streams 32 and 34. Sizing agents can be added at any
point
between chest 11 and streams 32 and 34; addition points 14 and 25 are given
for
example.
A portion of the outlet stream 18 of stuffbox 44 can be drawn off as a
separate
stream 24 while the remaining portion 21 can be recirculated to the top of the
stuffbox.
Alternatively, the entire outlet of the stuffbox can be drawn off as stream
24. Stream 24 is
subsequently split into streams 33 and 35. Sizing agents can be added at any
point
between chest 12 and streams 33 and 35; addition points 15 and 26 are given
for
example.
Streams 33 and 34 can then be combined to form stream 37 and streams 32 and
35 can then be combined to form stream 38. Sizing agents can also be added to
streams
37 and 38. Alternatively, streams 23 and 24 can remain unsplit and become
streams 37
and 38 respectively. Although not shown in Figure 1, streams 22,23, and 24 can
each be
split into 3 separate streams and recombined such that a mixture of fibers
from each
stream 22,23 and 24 goes to each fan pump 39, 40, and 41.
Other functional chemicals such as dry strength resins and wet strength resins
can
also be added anywhere between chests 10, 11, 12 and headbox 62. Additionally,
the
stock can be passed through refiners, 27 and 28 are shown for example.
Figure 2 is a schematic of the process flow diagram illustrating the machine
used
to manufacture sized tissue sheets. Shown is a crescent former having a
layered
papermaking headbox 62 which continuously injects or deposits a layered stream
of an
aqueous suspension of papermaking fibers between a forming fabric 50 and a
press felt
52, which is partially wrapped around the form roll 51. Water is removed from
the
aqueous stock suspension through the forming fabric by centrifugal force as
the newly
formed web traverses the arc of the form roll. The wet web is dewatered to a
consistency
of about 12 dry weight percent prior to the vacuum pressure roll 53. The
multilayer
headbox 62 is supplied by three fan pumps 39, 40 and 41 as shown in Figure 1.
The fan
pumps can supply the same fiber types to all three headbox layers or can
supply different
fiber types to each layer. Similarly, one large fan pump can supply a
monolayer headbox
,which delivers a blend of papermaking fibers. The upper layer or dryer layer
of the
multilayer headbox can supply, by way of example, eucalyptus fibers from the
dryer layer
fan pump 39. This layer can make up 40 to 70 dry weight percent of the overall
web
furnish. The middle and bottom layers can be supplied with softwood and
hardwood via
the middle and felt layer fan pumps 40 & 41 respectively to form a strong
papermaking
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fiber layer within the tissue web. Papermaking fibers treated with sizing
agent can be
-supplied to any combination of or all three headbox layers.
After the forming fabric and press felt separate, the wet web is transported
on the
press felt to the vacuum pressure roll 53 where it is pressed against the
yankee dryer 54
with an application force of about 200 pounds per square inch and further
dewatered to
about 42 dry weight percent. Alternatively, sizing agent can be sprayed onto
the moving
tissue web via a spray boom 60 located prior to the pressure roll or via a
spray boom 59
after the tissue web has transferred to the yankee dryer.
The steam heated yankee dryer 54 and gas fired high temperature air hood 55
dry
the tissue web to a dry weight consistency of 96% or higher. The temperature
of the
tissue web when it reaches the creping doctor blade 56, as measured by an
infra-red
temperature sensor, is about 200 F or greater, preferably 220 F or greater,
and more
preferably about 235 F. These high temperatures aid in the curing of the
sizing agent.
An aqueous adhesive mixture is sprayed continuously onto the yankee dryer via
a
spray boom 58 which evenly sprays the adhesive onto the dryer surface. The
point of
application onto the dryer surface is between the creping doctor blade 56 and
vacuum
pressure roll. The adhesive mixture aids in the adhesion of the web to the
yankee dryer
and thereby enhances the crepe performance when the sheet is removed from the
dryer
via a creping doctor blade. The creped tissue is wound onto a core 57 in the
reel section
which runs at a speed about 30% slower than the yankee dryer. Sizing agent can
be
applied to the dry web by spraying an aqueous solution through a spray boom 61
located
between the creping doctor 56 and the winding tissue roll 57. Similarly,
sizing agents can
be sprayed in off-line rewinder operations by using similar a similar spray
boom or by
other off-line application methods used in papermaking.
Examples
Example 1.
To illustrate the invention, facial tissue wadding was produced on an
experimental
tissue machine similar to that illustrated in Figures 1 and 2. Eucalyptus
fibers were
pulped for 30 minutes and placed in a holding chest which fed into chest 10.
Likewise a
mixture of 72% Northern Softwood Kraft and 28% Northern Hardwood Kraft was
pulped
for 30 minutes and placed in a holding chest which fed into chests 11 and 12.
The
eucalyptus fiber entered stuffbox 42 and exited through stream 16. A portion
of stream 16
was drawn off to form stream 22, which became stream 36 and entered fan pump
39, the
dryer layer fan pump. No chemical addition was made to this stream.
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tt
The Northern Softwood / Northern Hardwood Kraft fiber mixture (hereafter
referred
to as the LL19/LL16 fibers) in chest 11 were fed to stuffbox 43. The outlet
stream 17 fed
refiner 27 operating at no load setpoint to minimize the refining action. A
portion of
stream 17 was drawn off (approximately 30% of stream 17) to form stream 23. A
commercially available wet strength chemical was added at point 25 in the
amount of .82
lbs/ton of active solids per total sheet weight. Stream 23 was then split with
50% going to
stream 32 and 50% going to form stream 34.
The LL19/LL16 fibers in chest 12 were fed to stuffbox 44. The sizing agent
(Hercon 79, commercially available from Hercules Incorporated) was fed into
the stuffbox
outlet via chemical addition point 15 at an addition rate of 1.25 lbs/ton of
active solids per
total sheet weight. The refiner 28 shown in Figure 1 was bypassed. A portion
of stream
18 was drawn off (approximately 30% of stream 18) to form stream 24. A
commercially
available wet-strength agent was added at point 26 in the amount of .82
lbs/ton of active
solids per total sheet weight. Stream 24 was then split with 50% going to form
stream 33
and 50% going to from stream 35.
Streams 32 and 35 were then combined to form stream 38 which fed fan pump 44,
the felt layer fan pump. A commercially available chemical was added at points
30 and 31
for the purpose of controlling finished dry tensile strength. Streams 33 and
34 were
combined to form stream 37 which fed fan pump 40, the middle layer fan pump. A
commercially available chemical was added at point 30 for the purpose of
controlling
finished dry tensile strength. Therefore, both streams 37 and 38 were
compromised
entirely of the LL19/LL16 fiber, half having been refined and the other half
having a sizing
agent added to.
The eucalyptus fiber suspension from fanpump 39 was fed to the upper
layer/dryer
layer of headbox 62 (in Figure 2) at.1 % consistency (lbs dry fiber/lb
total"'100%). An
amount of eucalyptus fiber was added to fanpump 39 such that 50% of the total
finished
sheet weight was eucalyptus. The LL19/LL16 fibers from fanpumps 40 and 41 fed
the
middle layer and lower layer/felt layer of headbox 62 at .05% consistency. An
amount of
LL19/LL16 fiber was added such that 25% of the total finished weight was
LL19/LL16 from
fanpump 40 and 25% was from fanpump 41.
The multilayer headbox 62 injected this aqueous suspension of papermaking
fiber
TM
between an Appleton Mills 2164A forming fabric 50 and Appleton Mills style
5611-AmFlex
TM
2 S press felt 52. The felt and fabric were traveling at 3000 ft/min and the
headbox jet
velocity was adjusted to reach the desired ratio of MD tensile to CD tensile,
typically 2850
ft/min. Water was removed from the deposited papermaking slurry through the
forming
fabric due to centrifugal force as the newly formed wet web traversed the arc
of forming
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roll 51. Upon the separation of the forming fabric and press felt, the wet-
web, dewatered
to about 12% consistency, was transported on the press felt 52 to the vacuum
pressure
roll 53. The rubber covered vacuum pressure roll further dewatered the wet web
to
approximately 42% consistency via mechanical pressing against the Yankee dryer
54 at
200 psi nip pressure with 5" vacuum pressure across the press felt.
The steam heated yankee dryer 54 and gas fired high temperature air hood 55
dried the tissue web to a dry weight consistency greater than 96%. Prior to
sheet removal
from the dryer via creping doctor blade 56, the sheet temperature reached in
excess of
180 degrees F. An aqueous mixture of adhesive was continuously sprayed onto
the
yankee dryer via spray boom 58. The creped web was then wound onto a core 57
running at a speed approximately 30% slower than the yankee dryer.
The final sheet had the following fiber composition: 50% Eucalyptus (EUC), 36%
northern softwood kraft (LL19), and 14% northern hardwood kraft (LL16).
LAYER FURNISH STOCK SPLITTREATMENT BASIS WEIGHT
DRYER EUC 50% none 3.6
MID LL19/LL16 25% %z refined &'/2 sized 1.8
FELT LL19/LL16 25% 1/2 refined &'/2 sized 1.8
Total: 7.2 Ibs/2880 ftz
The Absorbency Rate of Example 1 was tested at least 15 days after manufacture
of the basesheet. The Absorbency Rate of Example 1 was 14 seconds. Other
product
data is given in Table 1.
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Example 2
Example 2 was produced in a manner identical to Example 1, but with Hercon 79
added at 1.5 lb/ton of active solids per total sheet weight via chemical
addition point 15.
The Absorbency Rate of Example 2 was tested at least 15 days after manufacture
of the basesheet. The absorbency rate of Example 2 was 24 seconds. Other
product data
is given in Table 1.
Example 3
Example 3 was produced in a manner identical to Example 1, but with Hercon 79
added at 1.75 lb/ton of active solids per total sheet weight via chemical
addition point 15.
The Absorbency Rate of Example 3 was tested at least 15 days after manufacture
of the basesheet. The Absorbency Rate of Example 3 was 41 seconds. Other
product
data is given in Table 1.
Example 4
Example 4 was produced in a manner identical to Example 1, but with no Hercon
79 added to act as a control to compare with Examples 1-3.
The Absorbency Rate of Example 4 was tested at least 15 days after manufacture
of the basesheet. The Absorbency Rate of Example 4 was 2.7 seconds. Other
product
data is given in Table 1.
Example 5
Example 5 was produced in a manner identical to Example 1, but with an
alternate
sizing agent, Precis 3000 (available from Hercules Incorporated) added at 1
lb/ton of
active solids per total sheet weight via chemical addition point 15.
The Absorbency Rate of Example 5 was tested at ieast 15 days after manufacture
of the basesheet. The Absorbency Rate of Example 5 was 17 seconds. Other
product
data is given in Table 1.
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Example 6
Example 6 was produced in a manner identical to Example 1, but with Precis
3000
added at 1.25 lb/ton of active solids per total sheet weight via chemical
addition point 15.
The Absorbency Rate of Example 6 was tested at least 15 days after manufacture
of the basesheet. The Absorbency Rate of Example 6 was 36 seconds. Other
product
data is given in Table 1.
Example 7
Example 7 was produced in a manner identical to Example 1, but with Precis
3000
added at 1.5 lb/ton of active solids per total sheet weight via chemical
addition point 15.
The Absorbency Rate of Example 7 was tested at least 15 days after manufacture
of the basesheet. The Absorbency Rate of Example 7 was 105 seconds. Other
product
data is given in Table 1.
Example 8
Example 8 was produced in a manner identical to Example 1, but with Precis
3000
added at 1.75 lb/ton of active solids per total sheet weight via chemical
addition point 15.
The Absorbency Rate of Example 8 was tested at least 15 days after manufacture
of the basesheet. The Absorbency Rate of Example 1 was 325 seconds. Other
product
data is given in Table 1.
Example 9
Example 9 was produced in a manner identical to Example 1, but with Precis
3000
added at 1.51b/ton of active solids per total sheet weight via chemical
addition point 15.
The Absorbency Rate of Example 9 was tested at least 15 days after manufacture
of the basesheet. The Absorbency Rate of Example 9 was 3 seconds. Other
product data
is given in Table 1.
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TABLE 1
No. of Example I Example 2 Example 3 Example 4
tests
Sizing Agent Hercon 79 Hercon 79 Hercon 79 None
Sizing Agent Dosage (ib/MT) 1.25 1.5 1.75 0
Absorbency Rate (sec) 5 14 24 41 2.7
Basis Weight (grams/sq meter) 2 30.54 30.44 29.86 29.95
Bulk (cm3 / gm) 8.07 8.01 8.08 8.38
Porosity (ft3/min) 5 70.56 70.68 69.5 76.4
MD Tensile (gm/31n) 10 933 939 926 903
CD Tensile (gm/3in) 10 458 475 475 475
MD Slope (kg/3in) 10 4.534 4.378 4.713 4.396
CD Slope (kg/3in) 10 14.467 15.226 15.249 15.391
No. of Example 5 Example 6 Example 7 Example 8 Example 9
tests
Sizing Agent Precis 3000 Precis Precis Precis None
3000 3000 3000
Sizing Agent Dosage (ib/MT) 1 1.25 1.5 1.75 0
Absorbency Rate (sec) 5 17 36 105 325 3
Basis Weight (grams/sq meter) 2 30.97 30.44 31.78 31.11 30.3
Buik (cm3 / gm) 8.53 8.59 8.63 8.16 8.55
Porosity (ft3/min) 5 78.82 79.86 77.58 75.46 76.08
MD Tensile (gm/3in) 10 759 867 847 930 855
CD Tensile (gm/3in) 10 458 448 459 464 455
MD Slope (Kg) 10 3.678 3.796 3.688 4.264 3.723
CD Slope (Kg) 10 14.736 14.692 14.501 14.587 15.065
It will be appreciated that the foregoing examples, given for purposes of
illustration, are not to be construed as limiting the scope of this invention,
which is defined
by the following claims and all equivalents thereto.
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